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Yangtse Cruise: Sat & Sun

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October 1st 2014
Saturday China is not a small country and when one travels, you don't do it by half!! We enjoyed a relaxing start at 9.30am and, at the airport, ticket and passport names matched perfectly (this time)!! However, one of our Antipodean cousins tried to go through Security with a Swiss Army knife in his hand luggage, no doubt frustrating our Guide and nearly causing a diplomatic spat betwee ... read more

Asia » China » Yangtze River

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more